Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto III (1816), Stanza 113; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.
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I have not loved the world, nor the world me; I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd To its idolatries a patient knee.
— Lord Byron on World
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have not loved the world, nor the world me; I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd To its idolatries a patient knee." in the context of "Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto III (1816), Stanza 113; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Lord Byron
George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
About Lord Byron
George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
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